Hi,

I have just finished reading the Twilight Saga and loved it, so I'm looking for some similar reads... anyone got any good suggestions?

Also, does anyone know if / when Stephenie Meyer is going to get her act together to finish Midnight Sun? I have read the first draft that she posted on her website (as it had been leaked on the internet)...

And last... is Midnight Sun the last book in the series or is she planning on writing more??

Thanks!

Anyone..

Have you read Nora Roberts Key Trilogy or Circle Trilogy?

Her Key trilogy is AWESOME!

I've read the first couple books in the Twilight Saga and they are okay, but I wonder...

What is it about Edward that young women find so overwhelmingly interesting?

What is it about Bella that so many people empathize with?

Actually, I'm with you on this one, Blastoff. I read the first book in the series, but felt no need to finish them.

To me, they weren't all that interesting...

I guess I'm a literature snob.

I read the twilight Saga too- it's great. :)
Try reading her new(ish) book, The Host.
It's got an eye on the cover, it's kind of
Unevenful at the start but, it definitely gets better.

Yeah, The Host doesn't really appeal to me..
Maybe il give it a read one day though.

Nora Roberts... il check her out, thanks :)

I loved the twilight books compared to you I did even before the movie came out and ruined everything... but anyway the only book I can think of that would be good is... 'blood and chocolate' it's a really good book but the movie screwed that up big time.

Midnight sun is not the last part of the series. Its just the story in the twilight (1st book) but it's in the perspective of edward. He was the one narrating it... :) try reading dreamland by sara dessen, time traveller's wife, or heart's delight by per nilsson.. they're not about vampires but it's really nice. Oh another one which is similar to twilight is melissa dela cruz's books-blue bloods.

Yeah, The Host doesnt really appeal to me..
Maybe il give it a read one day though.

Nora Roberts... il check her out, thanks :)

You really should read the host its amazing, the way she sumerises the book isn't very good, but once you actually get into the book you won't want to stop reading, its almost better than twighlight.
:cool:

Try VAMPS by Nancy A Collins. It's a story about teenage vampires and their issues. The love story involves a half vampire and vampire hunter. Cliché? The characters think so, too.

Second in the series, Nightlife, just came out. I have my autographed copy!

Amazon.com: Vamps: Nancy A. Collins: Books (http://www.amazon.com/Vamps-Nancy-Collins/dp/0061349178/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233683883&sr=8-2)

Have you read "The Host" also by Stephanie Meyers? It is an excellent adult read (Sci-Fi.) Also try "Chosen," "Marked" and if you really want to step out onto the ledge, try any series by Laurel K. Hamilton. She writes two very good series. One series is built around a vampire hunter and the other is built around Merry Gentry, a faerie queen.

I am a bookseller and would love to answer any of your questions.

If you like vampires and things like that you should try reading the ciqure du freak series by darren shan. I LOVE THE TWILIGHT SAGA. Iom rereading the entire saga and I just got to say one thing... is stephine making another book and when is it coming out??

The Anita Blake Series by Laurel K Hamilton

The Vampire Academy Series Is Pretty Good.

The Mortal Instruments Series Is Great!!!!!!!!!

Just so you know, I wouldn't suggest reading the vampire academy books. There a cheap knock off.
Stephenie will finish Midnight sun.
That will be her last book in the Twilight series.

OMG! I just saw the previews on MTV last nitght of new moon... IT. LOOKS. AWSOME!

I LOOOOOOOOVED the Twilight Saga I read them all within a couple of days of buying each book. Went onto the site and Stephenie said that she will finish Midnight Sun despite her disgust at the leak of the first few hundred pages. I hope that it is not the last in the saga as I would love for her to write more on Esme and Carlyle maybe eventually giving us a few more glimpses into Edward and Bella and also Jacob and Nessie

I would recommend anything by anne rice. I know she hasn't published anything new in forever, but they're still amazing books.

Hi! I found the Twilight saga slow (all of them) although I read them all (I'll read a cereal box if I'm bored!), also. I did really enjoy the Night World series by L.J. Smith. each book has 3 stories but all interact and also interact with each book. The P.C. & Kristen Cast series (Marked, Betrayed, etc.) are very good also!

The Southern Vampire Series by Charlaine Harris: First book "Dead Until Dark" (what HBO's True Blood is based on). Just finished the newest book in the series, the 9th. Wonderfully witty and clever. TV show not as good and they have taken liberties which I think doesn't enhance the story, but it is good for a watch. You most likely will come to love the heroine, Sooky Stackhouse. In this series, she is telepathic, except not with Vampires, so she finds it a rest to hang out with them, as they have come out in the open to live in society due to the manufacturing of 'true blood' for them to be able to survive. I promise, you will like it and not be disappointed. Read the books in order... the relationships et al, do develop.

Read the House of Night series. Its really really good its about "vampyres" but way different then twilight and it is really really good I am currently reading the series and I love it. My best friend recommended it to me.

If you want something like twilight I would read the true blood series. Yes it is a vampire book and I think it's a rip off twilight just mixed up a bit

I have to agree with iheartnyc... the House of Night series is about the best out there right now.I began reading the Twilight series because of the 'hype' but found it incredibly slow and I did read the whole series but as I can read a cereal box if I have nothing else handy... I did think all of the books were slow moving... maybe since she started writing writing at an early age, she continued the same writing pattern and technique rather than rewrite any...
But.. another good series is 'Night World' by L. J. Smith. Each book has 3 stories BUT all are intertwined as the reader will see. Very enjoyable and smooth flowing. I did read the 'Eragon' trilogy and was a little upset to find out that Chris Paolini did not do as he first said and keep this a true trilogy, leaving the 3rd without an ending but a path to a 4th book. He says the 'next installment' will be out 'when he finishes it'.
I read a wide variety the name of authors and subject matter. I also collect books from reference to craft magazines to fantasy, fiction/non-fiction and even though some I would not recommend to anyone, most I enjoy. Generally I get emails from readers who are looking for a particular book but do not know the author or title, so I try to track it down if they at least know the subject matter or any of the characters. It's very interesting to do and I find great reads that way.
Sorry, all.. I did not mean for this post to become a novelette! Enjoy the day, kick back with a good book!